Quimper

American

[kan-per] / kɛ̃ˈpɛr /

noun

a port in and the capital of Finistère, in NW France: noted for pottery manufacture.

Quimper British

/ kɛ̃pɛr /

noun

a city in NW France: capital of Finistère department. Pop: 63 238 (1999)

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The incident took place on Saturday evening in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in Brittany.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023

Blue Solutions's gigafactory operates in Ergué-Gabéric, near Quimper since 2013.

From Reuters ● May 31, 2023

However, the Tour had a couple of one-day-style stages this week, with Lorient to Quimper and Dan Martin’s win at Mûr-de-Bretagne lifting the hackles.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018

Sagan, the three-time reigning world champion, clocked nearly five hours over the challenging leg through Brittany, which contained five categorized climbs over a 127-mile route from Lorient to Quimper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2018

A ruler of Ys; in the legend of the city, 185-186; the statue of, at Quimper, 188-189; supposed to have introduced the vine into Brittany, 189 Graelent, The Lay of.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence

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